The Metropolis of Prague has cancelled plans to award a contract to PORR for the development of the Nová Palmovka constructing, which is to turn into the brand new headquarters of the EU’s area company.
The choice by Prague metropolis councillors is available in response to objections raised through the tender course of that require additional consideration, the Czech Information Company reported. Below the present settlement, the EU company is anticipated to maneuver to the newly accomplished web site in 2026.
In April 2024, the Prague Metropolis Council awarded the tender for the completion of the constructing to PORR, with a successful bid of €104 million. Nonetheless, the choice confronted challenges, together with doubts about whether or not the chosen contractor met the eligibility necessities and the authenticity of the paperwork submitted, resulting in the cancellation of the tender.
Prague metropolis councillor Zdeněk Kovářík stated he would inform Czech Finance Minister Zbyněk Stanjura (each ODS, ECR) and declined to remark additional on doable delays to the undertaking. Kovářík attributed the scenario to issues with Czech development legislation.
“It’s an inconvenience, however there’s nothing we are able to do about it until (Czech) Parliament considerably simplifies the general public procurement legislation to forestall this sort of authorized wrangling,” Kovářík stated, as quoted by the Czech Information Company.
The delays have drawn criticism from the opposition, notably from Ondřej Prokop, chief of Prague’s ANO (Pirates) organisation and a member of town council’s management committee.
“The dedication at hand over the renovated constructing to the tenant in 2026 is now virtually unattainable, and town dangers embarrassment on a global degree,” Prokop warned.
The EU Company for the Area Programme (EUSPA), initially generally known as the European World Navigation Satellite tv for pc System Company (GSA), has been primarily based in Prague since 2012. It turned the EU’s area programme company in 2021, with elevated capability and funding.
The company oversees the administration of the EU’s area programmes, together with satellite tv for pc and navigation tasks similar to Galileo, EGNOS and Copernicus.
(Aneta Zachová | Euractiv.cz)
